Change a site name

PATCH

/sites/{site_id}

Authorizations

• basicAuth

Parameters

Path Parameters

site_id

required

string format: uuid

The ID of the site to change the name of (For accounts with sites enabled)

Request Body

Properties

• name - The new name for the site

object

name

The new site name

string

Example

My New Name

Responses

200

Updated

object

id

required

string format: uuid

Example

28c78b6d-c2da-4f09-85f5-1ad588089b2d

name

required

string

Example

Torque Magazine

account

required

object

id

The account ID

string format: uuid

Example

eeda3227-9a39-46ae-9e14-20958bb4e6c9

group_name

string

Example

Overdue

tags

Array<string>

Example

[
  "tag1",
  "tag2",
  "tag3"
]

created_at

The date and time the site was created in UTC

string format: date-time

Example

2025-07-10T09:59:58.684Z

sandbox

Whether the site is a sandbox site

boolean

transferable

Whether the site is transferable

boolean

installs

Array

object

id

string format: uuid

Example

294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0

name

string

Example

torquemag

environment

string

Allowed values: production staging development

cname

Returns the CNAME of the install

string

Example

mywebsite.wpengine.com

php_version

The PHP version used to run WordPress

string

Example

7.3

is_multisite

boolean

400

Bad Request

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

errors

An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request

Array<object>

object

resource

required

The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred

string

Example

Site

field

required

(Optional) The specific field associated with the error

string

Example

name

type

required

(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable

string

Example

invalid_value

code

required

(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string

Example

too_long

message

required

(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string

Example

Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)

401

Authentication Error

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

Bad Credentials

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

403

Not authorized

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

You don't have permission to perform that action

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

404

Not found

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

Not Found

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

429

Too many requests

503

Service unavailable